All applicants are required to submit results from the General section of the Graduate Record Examinations.

At least one letter of reference should come from someone who is familiar with the applicant's research capability.

33.32.2 Program of Study

An applicant must hold either a Master's Degree or an Honours Bachelor's Degree with first class standing to be considered for admission. The program of study will be specified at the time of admission. Decisions on (a) whether to include courses in the program, and if so, (b) which specific courses are to be included will be based on the student's background and the proposed thesis topic.

Comprehensive Examination

The Ph.D. comprehensive in Experimental Psychology shall be taken during the first year of the student’s program. The examination will consist of two parts. Part 1 consists of a broad review of the literature that normally pertains to the topic of the thesis area. The literature review should incorporate theoretical, methodological, and empirical findings. Part 2 consists of an oral defence of the literature review. The comprehensive exam aims to ensure that the student is knowledgeable about the range of theories, methodologies, and empirical findings that are fundamental to the chosen field of study.

33.32.3 Courses

A selection of the following graduate courses will be offered to meet the requirements of candidates, as far as the resources of the Department will allow.

6000 Advanced Statistics in Psychology

6001 Research Design

6010 Colloquium Series in Psychology (repeatable, non-credit)

6100-6130 Special Topics in Experimental Psychology

6200 Learning I

6201 Learning II

6203 Behavioural Pharmacology

6210 Behavioural Analysis of Toxins

6351 Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology (cross-listed as CABE 6351)

6400 Theory and Methods in Social Psychology

6401 Social Cognition

6402 Group Processes

6403 Program Evaluation and Applied Research

6404 Project in Applied Social Psychology (This course is open only to students in the Master of Applied Social Psychology. )